Inez is a distinctive choice, ranked #2006 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Inez in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#2006
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About the Name Inez
Inez is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 1166 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1365 in 2009 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1997.
Inez is rare in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Inez in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Inez
Inez Carrasquillo — Inez Carrasquillo is a Puerto Rican-American strongwoman competitor and tech industry professional.
Inez Milholland — Inez Milholland Boissevain was a leading American suffragist, lawyer, and peace activist.
Inez Knight Allen — Amanda Inez Knight Allen was a Mormon missionary and a Utah politician.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Inez
Unlikely. With around 14 UK babies named Inez per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Inez in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Inez is rising: up 609 places since 2020, to #2,006 in 2025. Its best recorded position was #1,365 in 2009.
Inez is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Inez include: Inez Carrasquillo, Inez Pijnenburg and Mike Inez. Short summaries for each appear below.
Inez does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Inezs in the wild.
14
UK babies named Inez (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 609 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Inez
Almost certainly the only Inez in the class
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UK Popularity (1997–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Inez
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Inez Jessie Baskin was an American journalist and civil rights supporter who covered the Civil Rights Movement and the Montgomery bus boycott for African American readers and publications.